Umbrella and holder



(No Model.)

W. S. LINES. UMBRELLA AND HOLDER.

- Patented Apr. 19, 1898.

* app? WITNESSES W fzz llivrrn STATES ATENT FFECE.

WILLIAM S. LINES, OF ,W'ARREN, INDIANA.

UMBRELLA AND HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 602,760, dated April 19, 1898.

Application filed October 30, 1896. serial No. 610,617. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, l/VILLIAM S. LINES, a citizen of the United States, residing at Warren, in the county of Huntington and State of Indiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Umbrellas and Holders; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to an improvement in awnings or shades to be applied to vehicles, and more particularly to such a device to be applied to a bicycle.

My object is to provide a shade which can be readily attached to and detached from a bicycle, said shade and its supporting parts being so constructed that they can be readily folded into a small space and carried upon the machine or in any other convenient manner.

To this end my invention consists in the various matters hereinafter described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, which illustrate the invention, Figure 1 is a perspective showing a bicycle-post to which the present invention is applied. Fig. 2 is a View showin g the shade and its supporting parts in their folded positions.

Referring now more particularly to these drawings, A represents a rod to which are attached clamps a, adapted to embrace and be fastened upon the front rod of the bicycle. At the upper end of this rod A is provided a ball-and-socket joint, from which extends a tube B, the ball-and-socket joint beingprovided with a set-screw a, by which it can be locked in any desired position. Fitting in the tube Bis a post 0, this post being adapted to lie in the tube when the supporting members are in their folded position and to extend'from the tube when the device is in its open position. The post is locked at any desired elevation by means of a set-screw 1), extending through the wall of the tube near its mouth. A ball-and-socket joint 0 is provided upon the upper end of the post 0, said socket having a set-screw for looking it in any desired position, and upon the ball and its socket are hinged braces D, upon which the frame for the awning is supported. This frame comprises side rails E, hinged at their center, said rails being preferably of wood or some such material, so that oil-cloth, canvas, or other material can be fastened upon the same to produce the desired shade. Open clamps dare provided upon the upper ends of the braces D, said clamps having set-screws, and into these the side rails are slipped, being held in place by means of the. set-screws. Braces F are provided which are placed be tween the ends of the side rails, said braces having at their ends sockets f, into which the rails fit. These braces are each constructed in two parts, the inner ends of which are threaded so that they can receive the tie-rods f, by which said braces can be lengthened or shortened.

It will be readily seen that the inclination of the awning can be adjusted at will by reason of the two ball-and-socket joints.

When it is desired to fold the awning, the side rails are removed from the clamps in the ends of the braces D, thus permitting the end braces of the awning-frame to be removed from between the side rails. The side rails are then folded at their hinges and the cover made into a tight roll. The braces D drop against the post O as soon as the side rails are removed from them, and upon the setv screwin the end of the tube B being loosened the post drops within the same. The tube B is then removed from the post A and all of the parts thus folded are put together in a small bundle. Of course this bundle can be carried in any convenient manner, but as here shown a case G is formed upon the post- A, into which case the parts are readily inserted.

I have herein described the present device as applied to a bicycle, this being the purpose for which it is particularly adapted. It will be readily seen, however, that it can be easily applied to baby-carriages, carriages, or other vehicles.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

The combination of a support adapted to In testimony whereof I have signed this be attached to the bicycle, a ball-and-socket specification in the presence of two subscrib- 10 joint upon the upper end of the support,

braces hinged to the ball of said joint, clamps ing witnesses. carried by the opposite ends of the braces,

5 and a shade slidable upon said braces and WILLIAM LINES adapted to be secured in the desired position Witnesses:

by means of the clamps, substantially as set forth.

THOMAS N. B'ONIFIELD, GEORGE HAGLER. 

